But according to a recent study and one in 2015, Nuts might just be the next addition to the Superfoods family.

Researchers from the UK, US, and Norway went back and looked at the results from 20 different studies which all concerned themselves with people’s dietary intake.

And what they found was that people who ate nuts regularly were healthier and more disease-free.

Impressive, But Not Incredible Percentages:
More-specifically, the subjects had about a 30% reduced risk for heart disease, a 20% reduced-risk for cardiovascular disease, and about a 15% reduced-risk for cancer.

On a few odder-notes, they also had about a 50% reduced risk for respiratory diseases, 40% less risk of [probably Type 2] diabetes, and most-strangely, about a 75% reduction in infectious diseases.

The Bad. Confounding-Factors In Dosage:
Weirder-yet was the trend in Dosage.

Most of the health-benefits were associated with people who ate roughly 1-1.5 ounces of nuts per day.

-But there was Not An Increased Reduction Of Symptoms in people who ate More than that.

So, it’s then possible that nut consumption is just a more-probable-habit of people who have already healthy lifestyles. And people who have unhealthy lifestyles might be less-likely to experience a noticeable positive impact.

There is also an element of Innacurracy in the studies. Because normal people don’t weigh their nuts, they estimate. So 1.5 ounces is a guess.

Peanut Butter consumption was also ruled-out of the 20 study survey because it normally has added sugars and trans-fats.

At least for the 9 US Studies from the survey, there have been some allegations of industry conflict-of-interest.

And lastly, some commenters have pointed out that for people over a certain age, consuming Nuts & Popcorn brings a potential risk of unpleasant GI problems.